Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. After they _____ home from their honeymoon, they ____ building their new house. (COME, START)

2. Two years ago, my brother _____ an accident and he ________ since then. (HAVE, NOT RECOVER)

3. When I _____ home last night, my children ________ chess. (COME, PLAY)

4. I would have come yesterday if I ___________ anything to do. (NOT HAVE)

5. She _____ happy after he _____ her a bunch of roses. (BE, GIVE)

6. Last year ________ a good year, but this year ________ very successful up to now. (BE, NOT BE)

7. After Dick _________ his work, he __________ Harry. (FINISH, CALL)

8. Yesterday the phone _________ three times while we __________ dinner. (RING, HAVE)

9. After five years of travelling through Asia I _______ back to Europe next week. I ________ a flight.
(COME, ALREADY BOOK)

10. Grass normally ___________ best when it rains. (GROW)

11. When I _________ home, I saw that my wife ________ off our daughter’s hair. (COME, CUT)

12. Who ________ the guitar upstairs? – It’s Mary. She __________ for the concert tomorrow.
(PLAY,REHEARSE)

13. After she _________ on holiday, she __________ much better. (BE, FEEL)

14. I _______ in this line for ages. It _______ at all in the last five minutes. (STAND, NOT MOVE)

15. How many games __________ so far this year? – Only 2. – And how many ________ last year? –
About 10. (YOU PLAY, YOU PLAY)

16. We _____________ married next June. (GET)

17. In yesterday’s paper I ________ that a fire _______ out in my neighborhood (READ, BREAK).

18. While I _______ with a lovely girl, the whole crowd ___________ us. (DANCE, WATCH).

19. _______ a famous person in his life? (PAUL EVER MEET)

20. The teacher ________ something on the blackboard when suddenly the headmaster _____ into the
classroom. (WRITE, BURST)

21. My mum _________ at the office lately. She has got a cold. (NOT BE)

22. The speaker _______ writing a letter to the chairman. Here it is. (JUST FINISH)

23. After they __________ the top of the hill, they __________ a break. (REACH, TAKE)
24. The Romans _________ roads some of which still exist today. (BUILD)

25. I _______ to the disco for ages. - Let’s go tomorrow. (NOT GO)

26. ________ your holidays in Greece? It’s a wonderful country. (YOU EVER SPEND)

27. I _____ my son to swimming practice every week. (DRIVE)

28. We ______ a fantastic film on TV last night, but I ________ its name. (SEE, NOT REMEMBER)

29. He told us that he _______ on a cruise trip before. (NEVER BE)

30. Most of the world’s elephants ______ in Africa and Asia. (LIVE)

31. The boss _________ to the mayor at the moment. You can’t interrupt him. (TALK)

32. While Frank _______ the newspaper, Jill _______ breakfast (READ, PREPARE)

33. You ________ tea, don’t you? (NORMALLY DRINK)

34. I ________ him in the past two weeks. Where __________ all the time? (NOT SEE, HE BE)

35. The headmaster punished the pupils because they ______ trouble a few weeks before. (CAUSE)

36. I ________ in the garden the whole day yesterday. (WORK)

37. I _______ to call you last night, but you _________ up the phone. (TRY, NOT PICK)

38. I ______ for three hours now. There is still no sight of him. (WAIT)

39. I _________ the fire at 6 in the morning and when Peter came in it _______ brightly (LIGHT, BURN).

40. My brother _______ with his model cars when suddenly the lights _____ out. (PLAY, GO)

41. After I _________ him to the zoo, we __________ for a walk in the park (TAKE, GO).

42. _________ vodka? – Yes, I _____ it when I was in Moscow a few years ago. But I _________ any since
then. (YOU EVER DRINK, TRY, NOT DRINK).

43. What ______ about his last book? – I _________ it a lot. (YOU THINK, LIKE)

44. The boys _______ in the garden when they _________ their father’s steps. (WORK, HEAR).

45. What ____ yesterday afternoon? I _______ on my new novel. (YOU DO, WORK)

46. How ___________ to work? – I normally ______ by car but this week I ________ the bus (YOU
USUALLY GET, GO, TAKE)

47. Lucas _______ the guitar when someone ______ the window and __________ a bucket of water out.
(PLAY, OPEN, THROW).

48. Up to now, Mary _______ to the United States. (NEVER BE)

49. My sister ___________ for me when I _________ . (ALREADY WAIT, ARRIVE)

50. I ________ this championship every year since 2005, but I ________ it this year (WIN, LOSE)

51. I first ________ this film in 2006 and I _________ it a couple of times since then. (SEE, SEE)

52. My neighbor __________ her car since 2 o’clock. She still isn’t finished. (CLEAN)

53. I _________ Italian for two years, but I still _________ very much. (LEARN, NOT UNDERSTAND)

54. She __________ in South Africa now. She _______ there shortly after the war. (LIVE, MOVE)

55. I ______________________ since nine in the morning, but I ______________________ yet. (WORK,
NOT FINISH)

56. __________ to my sister yesterday? – No, I ______________ her for a long time. (YOU SPEAK, NOT
SEE)

57. I couldn’t come to the party on Friday because I ______________________ ill the whole week. (BE)

58. They ______________________ a game of cards when the headmaster entered the classroom. (PLAY)

59. He usually ______________________ to see me every day, but he ______________________ yet

today. (COME, NOT COME)

60. What ___________________________ since the last time I saw you? (YOU DO)

61. It _________ so cold last night that the water in the lake _____________. (BE, FREEZE)

62. Jack and Jill ______________________ married next October. (GET)

63. After they _______________ building the bridge, they started constructing a new road. (FINISH)

64. Mary _________ a new hat when suddenly the wind ________________ it away. (WEAR, BLOW)

65. She normally ___________ the bus to work but today her dad ____________ her. (TAKE, DRIVE)

66. He ______________ his keys. He ___________ for them since yesterday, but he ____________ them
yet. (LOSE, LOOK, NOT FIND)

67. Where is Jean? – She ______________________ her homework. (STILL DO)

68. I am not English. I ______________________ from Australia. (COME)

69. They ______________________ for four hours when they finally reached the village. (HIKE)

70. Since when ________________ that new car? – When ____________ it? (YOU HAVE, YOU BUY)

71. When I __________________ a child, I ________________ to know a lot of fairy tales. (BE, USE)

72. I think I ______________________ a drink now. I’m so nervous. (HAVE)

73. It ______________________ her for the past five weeks (NOT RAIN)
74. _______________ to China? – Yes, I _____________ there on a business trip a few months ago. (YOU
EVER BE, BE)